@Mirage: I know, but they could have chosen Willa, or Willene, Willetta, or some other variation of the name Will. Knowing how I went through the process of naming my own kids, I would not discount the show's influence in their choice of "Will" names. She was born Oct. 31, 2000, which would have been during the original run of Buffy.

I have daughters named Mariel and Marina. I named them after my brother and sister (Martin and Elena), but I would not have been exposed to the names had it not been for having seen the names Mariel (Hemingway) and Marina (Sirtis, or the puppet mermaid in "Stingray").

I tend to think any couple as intelligent as the SMiths tend to have more than one reason for the names they give their children; neither of those is a made-up name, Willow is traditionally female and Jaden male.

Sigh, if only I'd been able to make progress on my screenplay, Will and Sarah might be filming it as we speak. (Or maybe they're shooting Amber's small part and she and Sarah are filming the footless catsuits scene . . . .)